Local and Systemic Management of Primary Breast Cancers

Papers from the 2009 Kyoto Breast Cancer Consensus Conference focus on local and systemic management of early breast cancer. International contributors provide information on current topics in surgery, radiation therapy, pathology, and multidisciplinary approaches, and offer preoperative therapy guidance. After an overview, sections cover axillary diagnosis and treatment, optimum breast surgery, pathology, genomics and personalized treatment of breast cancer, radiation therapy, and preoperative therapy. Some specific areas investigated are sentinel lymph node biopsy, histopathological prognostic factors, and surgical and imaging perspectives on local management after preoperative chemotherapy. B&w and color images are included. Toi is affiliated with Kyoto University. Winer is affiliated with Harvard Medical School. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)